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Octagon House was built for planter Edward Hill on his Cedar Point plantation.

Architectural note:

Octagon House is built in the octagon shape popularized by New York phrenologist Orson S. Fowler. The structure is a two-story, bracketed frame house, with a cupola, and is complete with four interior chimneys. The plan consists of a central hallway with three rooms on each side.